What Tools High Signal Uses

“I knew that having a mailing list would be key to keeping people engaged so I got a free Mailchimp account. Initially, though, it was free. I had to start paying for Mailchimp once I started sending a certain number of emails.”

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“I keep within the free limits and use Zapier to send the sign-ups from the Mailchimp pop-up over to my Email Octopus. It’s a bit cheeky but it’s a good hack!”

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“I sometimes automate social media posts and I use Buffer for that.”

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“I use Trello (https://www.trello.com) for my to-do list. It feels great sending a completed task to my “DONE” column!”

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“I use Google Drive to compose my interviews (just like Starter Story!) so it was simple to copy and paste the interviews into Ghost and then add some images and links etc.”

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“I was using Ghost for writing the blog there wasn’t too much to learn in terms of the technical side of things. I’d say it’s one of the best things an entrepreneur can do as it’s very easy to fit along with another job or other commitment in contrast with a SAAS business where you have to respond...”

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“However, I am working on combining my three sites on a custom website I’m making using the Python framework Django.”

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“I use a combination of Email Octopus (https://emailoctopus.com/) and Mailchimp (https://mailchimp.com/) for sending out newsletters. I send the blog out in Email Octopus as it’s cheaper but they don’t have a pop-up option yet.”

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“My job board and boot camp directory are both made in Google Sheets using the Sheet2Site (https://www.sheet2site.com) program. It is a way in which you use a sheet as your database and it sends this information to your webpage.”

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“My initial costs were very low: $36 for Ghost per month and a $7 domain from Namecheap.”

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